,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #feg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #aj1         
#bjba,mr4 ,boozman 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,tester1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1
 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,ms4      
,hassan1 and ,mr4 ,braun7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
modify the presumption of service       
connection for veterans who were exposed
 to herbicide agents while serving in   
the ,armed ,forces in ,thailand during  
the ,vietnam era1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,modification of         
presumption of service connection for   
veterans who were exposed to herbicide  
agents while serving in the ,armed      
,forces in ,thailand during the ,vietnam
 era  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of
 ,veterans ,affairs shall ensure that if
 the ,secretary creates a presumption of
 service connection between the         
occurrence of a disease and exposure to 

a herbicide agent while serving in the  
,armed ,forces during the covered period
 at a military base in ,thailand1 such  
presumption also applies to exposure to 
a herbicide agent while serving in the  
,armed ,forces during the covered period
 at any military base located in        
,thailand without regard to where on the
 base the veteran was located or what   
military job specialty the veteran      
performed4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this   
section3 7#a7 ,covered period ,the term 
covered period means the period         
beginning on ,january #i1 #aifb1 and    
ending on ,june #cj1 #aigf4  7#b7       
,herbicide agent ,the term herbicide    
agent has the meaning given such term in
 section #aaaf7;a7 of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code4  7#c7 ,veteran ,the term
 veteran has the meaning given such term
 in section #aja of title #ch1 ,united  
,states ,code4